While it is true that Arakan is increasingly becoming a symbol of negative vibe - conflict, violence, poverty, there are some aspects of life which are lovely. We wanted to search for some positive energy in Rakhine in relation to our own field – fashion and styling.

As Virya is planning a ready to wear line for the coming months, our team had traveled to areas where the exotic fabrics are woven with passion by local women. Here is our first photo tale in this episode.

Our lead designer Pyone was featured by a reknowned global news agency AFP, "...with Myanmar emerging as a manufacturing hub for mass-produced clothes, a crop of young designers are using home-grown fashion to preserve the country's sartorial heritage and reshape the sweatshop model..."